Alaska Is the Last State to Get a Women’s Business Center
The opening of a Women’s Business Center in Anchorage puts the nationwide network run by the US Small Business Administration in all fifty states and Puerto Rico.
Small Business
Norwegian Cruise Lines Expands Support for Alaska Small Businesses
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings is encouraging passengers on its Alaska voyages to support local businesses through the Shop Local Alaska program and the Voyij.com e-commerce marketplace.
Small Businesses Optimistic for 2022, Survey Shows
The fifth annual survey by the Alaska Small Business Development Center at UAA finds a more positive attitude among business owners, compared to the challenges of the last two years.
The Signs, They Are A-Changing: Three Generations of a Family-Owned Business
Window graphics, business shingles, and roadside banners by Broadway Signs have been catching eyes across Alaska since 1969. All that time, the Anchorage-based business has been run by the Shockley family—which will continue for the foreseeable future.
D.C. Vet Launches Strategy Consultancy
A veteran of the Trump administration is publicly launching the Alaska operations of her consulting firm, Tack 71 Strategies.
Op-Ed: Shop Local This Holiday Season!
Small businesses are still experiencing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, but Alaskans can help their neighbors’ businesses by choosing to shop within their communities, says Commerce Commissioner Julie Anderson.